Riyadh vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Riyadh	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1637	$1460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3629	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$944	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$1530	$1554
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2731	$994
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	9
😀 Quality of life	78	48
🏙️ Population	7.01M	150K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 12% more expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 2911th and 3589th ($1637 vs $1460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Curacao, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Riyadh compared to 0.7 months in Willemstad. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 733rd and 6340th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Willemstad

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	Riyadh	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.31	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.6	$70
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$8.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1001	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$748	$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2174	$1720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1140	$1169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.4	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.4	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.42%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2485	$826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.71	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.19	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.8	$7.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.22	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$102	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$404	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10598	$9410

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Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$969
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$861
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$1068
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1056
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$901
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$897
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1223
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1243
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1779
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1709
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$846
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$736
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$551
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$547
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$904
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$905
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$546
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1215
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$557
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$536
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$597
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$979
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$589
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$683
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$902
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$547
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$529

Cities near Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1444
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$555
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1580
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$685
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$666
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$795
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$769
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$728
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$724
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$745
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$681
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$682
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$817
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$780
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$857
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$775
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$818
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$919
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$858
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$938
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$693
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$776
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1075
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$723
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$960
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$723
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$904
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$910
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$917
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$918
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901